Imam Malik was teaching his class in Masjid An-Nabawi and when he teached a ḥadith, he always mentioned the entire chain of narration.
And one day he saw a boy playing with a straw whilst he was teaching. He continued teaching until the end of the lesson before approaching the young boy.
He asked the boy: “How dare you mess about whilst being taught teachings from our Nabi?”
The boy told Imam Malik that he was not playing with the straw but instead, he was using his saliva to make notes as he did not have have money for pen and paper.
Imam Malik tested the boy and he was able to narrate every single ḥadīth with the chain of narration.
This boy, was Imam Shafi'i.
● {الشناوى صحفة ٤}
And one day he saw a boy playing with a straw whilst he was teaching. He continued teaching until the end of the lesson before approaching the young boy.
He asked the boy: “How dare you mess about whilst being taught teachings from our Nabi?”
The boy told Imam Malik that he was not playing with the straw but instead, he was using his saliva to make notes as he did not have have money for pen and paper.
Imam Malik tested the boy and he was able to narrate every single ḥadīth with the chain of narration.
This boy, was Imam Shafi'i.
● {الشناوى صحفة ٤}
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At a time parents wants their children to be like someone from society....and then a time comes children follow and care about society only.....
There is something missing in parenting these days. I am not judging anyone,but want to suggest really..
When you teach your child to be like someone from your perspective, they also find something to follow from their perspective..these two can b different.
This is a normal thing, when your child views and choices are different from you. Nothing like, your child is "nafarman". No they are not, only bcoz of difference in choice.
Everyone is society have some good quality..and something we don't like.
So when your child start to follow..can follow both.
There is a solution..why not we teach seerah of our prophet salAllaahu alaihi wa sallam and pious predecessors!!
Isn't a good choice.. bcoz this would teach them how to live in society without loosing Allaah, and when they fear to lose Allaah..in sha Allaah..they also fear to lose you or the morals you wanna teach them..
You love your kids...than why to push them in the world of delusion..let them learn real... Reality of this world and next..
Allaah knows best..
The Messenger of Allah (salAllaahu alaihi wa sallam) as said: Each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock. The amir (ruler) who is over the people is a shepherd and is responsible for his flock; a man is a shepherd in charge of the inhabitants of his household and he is responsible for his flock; a woman is a shepherdess in charge of her husband's house and children and she is responsible for them; and a man's slave is a shepherd in charge of his master's property and he is responsible for it. So each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock..
Grade: Sahih (Al-Albani)
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 2928,Bk 20, Hadith 1
It a duty of every shepherd to take care of his flock, by means of duniya and for akhirah too..
There is something missing in parenting these days. I am not judging anyone,but want to suggest really..
When you teach your child to be like someone from your perspective, they also find something to follow from their perspective..these two can b different.
This is a normal thing, when your child views and choices are different from you. Nothing like, your child is "nafarman". No they are not, only bcoz of difference in choice.
Everyone is society have some good quality..and something we don't like.
So when your child start to follow..can follow both.
There is a solution..why not we teach seerah of our prophet salAllaahu alaihi wa sallam and pious predecessors!!
Isn't a good choice.. bcoz this would teach them how to live in society without loosing Allaah, and when they fear to lose Allaah..in sha Allaah..they also fear to lose you or the morals you wanna teach them..
You love your kids...than why to push them in the world of delusion..let them learn real... Reality of this world and next..
Allaah knows best..
The Messenger of Allah (salAllaahu alaihi wa sallam) as said: Each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock. The amir (ruler) who is over the people is a shepherd and is responsible for his flock; a man is a shepherd in charge of the inhabitants of his household and he is responsible for his flock; a woman is a shepherdess in charge of her husband's house and children and she is responsible for them; and a man's slave is a shepherd in charge of his master's property and he is responsible for it. So each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock..
Grade: Sahih (Al-Albani)
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 2928,Bk 20, Hadith 1
It a duty of every shepherd to take care of his flock, by means of duniya and for akhirah too..
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In his famous explanation of Sahih al-Bukhari, ibn Hajr mentioned the following narration:
[سأل رجل الحسن البصري عن قوله تعالى: {رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ} ما القرَّة؟ أفي الدنيا أم الآخرة؟ قال: بل في الدُّنيا هي والله أن يرى العبد من ولده طاعة الله وما شيء أقر لعين المؤمن من أن يرى حبيبه في طاعة الله.]
A man asked al-Hasan al-Basri about Allah's statement:
[رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ]
"O our Lord, grant us pleasure to our eyes in our wives and offspring." [al-Furqan 74]
He asked, "What is this pleasure? Is it in this life or the next?"
al-Hasan replied, "No, it is in this life. I swear by Allah, it is for a person to see his child obeying Allah, and there is nothing more pleasing to a believer's eyes than to see his loved one obeying Allah."
[Fath al-Bari 8/348]
[سأل رجل الحسن البصري عن قوله تعالى: {رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ} ما القرَّة؟ أفي الدنيا أم الآخرة؟ قال: بل في الدُّنيا هي والله أن يرى العبد من ولده طاعة الله وما شيء أقر لعين المؤمن من أن يرى حبيبه في طاعة الله.]
A man asked al-Hasan al-Basri about Allah's statement:
[رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ]
"O our Lord, grant us pleasure to our eyes in our wives and offspring." [al-Furqan 74]
He asked, "What is this pleasure? Is it in this life or the next?"
al-Hasan replied, "No, it is in this life. I swear by Allah, it is for a person to see his child obeying Allah, and there is nothing more pleasing to a believer's eyes than to see his loved one obeying Allah."
[Fath al-Bari 8/348]
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☘️All You Need to Know About Jumu'āh (Friday)☘️
💫 The Messenger of Allāh (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) said:
Verily, Allāh has made this day (of Friday) a celebration for the Muslims. So whoever comes to Friday (prayer), then let him bathe himself, and if he has any perfume let him put some on, and use the toothstick.
📖 [Reported by Ibn Mājah 1098 and Ṣaḥīḥ at-Targheeb 1/298]
💫 Shaykh Ṣāliḥ Al-Fawzān (Ḥafiḏahu ’llah) was asked:
What is the ruling on sending text messages every Friday and ending with the phrase “Jumu’āh Mubārak”?
He replied:
The early generation (salaf) did not congratulate one another on Fridays (did not say Jumu’āh Mubarak to each other) so we should not introduce anything that they did not do.
📖 [Shaykh Ṣāliḥ Al-Fawzān (Ḥafiḏahu ’llah), Ajwabat As’ilah Majallat al-Da‘wah al-Islamiyyah]
💫 Ibn al-Qayyim (Raḥmatu ’llāhi ‘alay-hi) said:
The Friday prayer is from the greatest of congregations of the Muslims.
📖 [Ibn al-Qayyim (Raḥmatu ’llāhi ‘alay-hi), Zaad al-Ma’aad, 1/364-365]
💫 The Messenger of Allāh (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) said:
Increase in salutations upon me, on the day of Friday (Jumu’āh) and its night (from Thursday after Maghrib).
📖 [Ibn al-Qayyim (Raḥmatu ’llāhi ‘alay-hi), Zaad al-Ma’aad, 2/420]
💫 The Prophet of Allāh (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) reported to have said:
The best of prayers with Allāh is the prayer of morning (Fajr) on the Day of Friday in congregation.
📖 [as-Saheehah, 1566]
💫 The Prophet of Allāh (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) said:
Whoever reads Surah Al-Kahf on Fridays will be adorned with light from that Friday to the next.
📖 [Ṣaḥīḥ Jami’ as-Sagheer, 2/6470]
💫 The Prophet of Allāh (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) said:
Whoever recites Surah Al-Kahf on Friday will have a light for him between this Friday and the next.
📖 [as-Sunan al-Kubra, 5856]
💫 The Prophet of Allah (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) said:
There is such an hour on Friday, that if any Muslim makes Du’ā during it, his Du’ā will be accepted.
📖 [Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Bukhārī, 5295, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 852]
💫 The Prophet of Allāh (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) said:
Whoever performs Ghusl on Friday, and bathes completely, and goes early, arriving early, gets close and listens and is silent, there will be for him in every step he takes, the reward of a year of fasting and standing (in prayer).
📖 [Jami’ at-Tirmidhī, 496]
💫 Prophet Muḥammad (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) said:
Jumu'āh to Jumu'āh expiates the minor sins in between them except for the major sins.
📖 [Silsilah as-Saheehah, 3623]
💫 The Prophet of Allah (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) said:
The best of days with Allāh is the day of Jumu'ah.
📖 [Ṣaḥīḥ aj-Jami’, 1098, as-Silsilah as-Saheehah, 1502]
💫 Ibn al-Qayyim (Raḥmatu ’llāhi ‘alay-hi) said:
The Hour of Response in it (i.e., Friday) is like the Night of Decree in Ramaḍān.
📖 [Ibn al-Qayyim (Raḥmatu ’llāhi ‘alay-hi), Zaad al-Ma’ad, 1/893]
💫 The Messenger of Allāh (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) said:
Verily, Allāh has made this day (of Friday) a celebration for the Muslims. So whoever comes to Friday (prayer), then let him bathe himself, and if he has any perfume let him put some on, and use the toothstick.
📖 [Reported by Ibn Mājah 1098 and Ṣaḥīḥ at-Targheeb 1/298]
💫 Shaykh Ṣāliḥ Al-Fawzān (Ḥafiḏahu ’llah) was asked:
What is the ruling on sending text messages every Friday and ending with the phrase “Jumu’āh Mubārak”?
He replied:
The early generation (salaf) did not congratulate one another on Fridays (did not say Jumu’āh Mubarak to each other) so we should not introduce anything that they did not do.
📖 [Shaykh Ṣāliḥ Al-Fawzān (Ḥafiḏahu ’llah), Ajwabat As’ilah Majallat al-Da‘wah al-Islamiyyah]
💫 Ibn al-Qayyim (Raḥmatu ’llāhi ‘alay-hi) said:
The Friday prayer is from the greatest of congregations of the Muslims.
📖 [Ibn al-Qayyim (Raḥmatu ’llāhi ‘alay-hi), Zaad al-Ma’aad, 1/364-365]
💫 The Messenger of Allāh (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) said:
Increase in salutations upon me, on the day of Friday (Jumu’āh) and its night (from Thursday after Maghrib).
📖 [Ibn al-Qayyim (Raḥmatu ’llāhi ‘alay-hi), Zaad al-Ma’aad, 2/420]
💫 The Prophet of Allāh (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) reported to have said:
The best of prayers with Allāh is the prayer of morning (Fajr) on the Day of Friday in congregation.
📖 [as-Saheehah, 1566]
💫 The Prophet of Allāh (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) said:
Whoever reads Surah Al-Kahf on Fridays will be adorned with light from that Friday to the next.
📖 [Ṣaḥīḥ Jami’ as-Sagheer, 2/6470]
💫 The Prophet of Allāh (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) said:
Whoever recites Surah Al-Kahf on Friday will have a light for him between this Friday and the next.
📖 [as-Sunan al-Kubra, 5856]
💫 The Prophet of Allah (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) said:
There is such an hour on Friday, that if any Muslim makes Du’ā during it, his Du’ā will be accepted.
📖 [Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Bukhārī, 5295, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 852]
💫 The Prophet of Allāh (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) said:
Whoever performs Ghusl on Friday, and bathes completely, and goes early, arriving early, gets close and listens and is silent, there will be for him in every step he takes, the reward of a year of fasting and standing (in prayer).
📖 [Jami’ at-Tirmidhī, 496]
💫 Prophet Muḥammad (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) said:
Jumu'āh to Jumu'āh expiates the minor sins in between them except for the major sins.
📖 [Silsilah as-Saheehah, 3623]
💫 The Prophet of Allah (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) said:
The best of days with Allāh is the day of Jumu'ah.
📖 [Ṣaḥīḥ aj-Jami’, 1098, as-Silsilah as-Saheehah, 1502]
💫 Ibn al-Qayyim (Raḥmatu ’llāhi ‘alay-hi) said:
The Hour of Response in it (i.e., Friday) is like the Night of Decree in Ramaḍān.
📖 [Ibn al-Qayyim (Raḥmatu ’llāhi ‘alay-hi), Zaad al-Ma’ad, 1/893]
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✒ Do Not Abandon Your Mother
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : الزمها - يعني الوالدة - فإن الجنة تحت أقدامها
The Messenger of Allāh Ṣallallāhu-'Alaihi Wa Sallam said:
“Stick with her (meaning: your mother) for indeed Paradise is BENEATH HER FEET.”
● [مختصر صحيح الجامع الصغير ١٢٤٩ ، حسنه الألباني
Mukhtaṣar Ṣaḥīḥ al-Jāmi' aṣ-Ṣagheer no. 1249, declared 'Ḥasan' by al-Albānī]
Translated By: Sameeullaah Sameeullaah (Aboo Maryamm)
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : الزمها - يعني الوالدة - فإن الجنة تحت أقدامها
The Messenger of Allāh Ṣallallāhu-'Alaihi Wa Sallam said:
“Stick with her (meaning: your mother) for indeed Paradise is BENEATH HER FEET.”
● [مختصر صحيح الجامع الصغير ١٢٤٩ ، حسنه الألباني
Mukhtaṣar Ṣaḥīḥ al-Jāmi' aṣ-Ṣagheer no. 1249, declared 'Ḥasan' by al-Albānī]
Translated By: Sameeullaah Sameeullaah (Aboo Maryamm)
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*You can't love your children more than you love their mother.......*
*If you treat the mother of your children with disregard, you put your* *children through trauma.*
*If you think that your children don't understand anything yet, permit me to tell you that they see and understand everything with their hearts. Read that again.*
*If you must love your children properly, you must love their mother correctly.*
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*If you treat the mother of your children with disregard, you put your* *children through trauma.*
*If you think that your children don't understand anything yet, permit me to tell you that they see and understand everything with their hearts. Read that again.*
*If you must love your children properly, you must love their mother correctly.*
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Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari mentioned the following narration in his tafsir of surah Aal 'Imran:
[حدثنا محمد بن المثنى ، وجابر بن الكردي ، والحسن بن أبي يحيى المقدسي ، قالوا : حدثنا أبو أحمد قال : حدثنا سفيان ، عن أبيه ، عن أبي الضحى ، عن مسروق ، عن عبد الله بن مسعود قال : قال رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - : إن لكل نبي ولاة من النبيين ، وإن وليي منهم أبي وخليل ربي ، ثم قرأ : " إن أولى الناس بإبراهيم للذين اتبعوه وهذا النبي والذين آمنوا والله ولي المؤمنين "]
... ibn Mas'ood said that Allah's Messenger said:
❝Every prophet has a companion prophets, and my companion out of them is my father, the close friend of my Lord❞
and then he recited:
[إِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ وَهَٰذَا النَّبِيُّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ۗ وَاللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ]
"The closest of people to Ibrahim are those who follow him, which are the Prophet and those who believe. And Allah is the supporter of the believers." [surah Aal 'Imran 68]
[Tafsir al-Tabari 6/498]
[حدثنا محمد بن المثنى ، وجابر بن الكردي ، والحسن بن أبي يحيى المقدسي ، قالوا : حدثنا أبو أحمد قال : حدثنا سفيان ، عن أبيه ، عن أبي الضحى ، عن مسروق ، عن عبد الله بن مسعود قال : قال رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - : إن لكل نبي ولاة من النبيين ، وإن وليي منهم أبي وخليل ربي ، ثم قرأ : " إن أولى الناس بإبراهيم للذين اتبعوه وهذا النبي والذين آمنوا والله ولي المؤمنين "]
... ibn Mas'ood said that Allah's Messenger said:
❝Every prophet has a companion prophets, and my companion out of them is my father, the close friend of my Lord❞
and then he recited:
[إِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ وَهَٰذَا النَّبِيُّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ۗ وَاللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ]
"The closest of people to Ibrahim are those who follow him, which are the Prophet and those who believe. And Allah is the supporter of the believers." [surah Aal 'Imran 68]
[Tafsir al-Tabari 6/498]
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Shaykh ul-Islām ibn Taymiyyah, [may Allāh bestow mercy upon him], said:
“It is imperative to educate Muslim children with that which Allāh has commanded them to be taught with, ensuring their upbringing is rooted in obedience to Allāh and His Messenger صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
The Messenger of Allāh, صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ, said:
‘Instruct your children in prayer at the age of seven, and smack them lightly if they neglect prayer by the time they are ten. Additionally, make separate sleeping arrangements for them.’” - Sunan Abi Dawūd 495
Majmū’ al-Fatāwa, 11/504| Shaykh ul-Islām ibn Taymiyyah, [may Allāh have mercy on him].
Al-Imām ibn Qudāmah al-Maqdasi, [may Allāh bestow mercy upon him], said:
“Instilling discipline and guidance in children involves encouraging consistent prayer habits, ensuring they grow accustomed to it. This practice aims to make prayer a natural part of their routine, fostering a lifelong commitment that extends beyond adolescence.”
Al-Mughni | Volume 1, Page 357 | Al-Imām ibn Qudāmah al-Maqdasi, [may Allāh have mercy on him]
“It is imperative to educate Muslim children with that which Allāh has commanded them to be taught with, ensuring their upbringing is rooted in obedience to Allāh and His Messenger صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
The Messenger of Allāh, صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ, said:
‘Instruct your children in prayer at the age of seven, and smack them lightly if they neglect prayer by the time they are ten. Additionally, make separate sleeping arrangements for them.’” - Sunan Abi Dawūd 495
Majmū’ al-Fatāwa, 11/504| Shaykh ul-Islām ibn Taymiyyah, [may Allāh have mercy on him].
Al-Imām ibn Qudāmah al-Maqdasi, [may Allāh bestow mercy upon him], said:
“Instilling discipline and guidance in children involves encouraging consistent prayer habits, ensuring they grow accustomed to it. This practice aims to make prayer a natural part of their routine, fostering a lifelong commitment that extends beyond adolescence.”
Al-Mughni | Volume 1, Page 357 | Al-Imām ibn Qudāmah al-Maqdasi, [may Allāh have mercy on him]
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📌 Heart Touching
A mother was asked "which of your children do you love more"?
She replied: "I love the one who is sick till he/she gets well; and the one who is not present till he/she returns; the young ones till they grow up; and I love all of them till I die".
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A beautiful answer showing that she loves all of her children equally.
Read again the last part "... all of them till I die". This is how parents are in general, mothers in particular, that they would wish to die before their children because they can not handle it the other way around.
If you asked the children about the parents, generally the answer would not be so loving or merciful.
رب ارحمهما كما ربياني صغيرا... 🍂
A mother was asked "which of your children do you love more"?
She replied: "I love the one who is sick till he/she gets well; and the one who is not present till he/she returns; the young ones till they grow up; and I love all of them till I die".
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A beautiful answer showing that she loves all of her children equally.
Read again the last part "... all of them till I die". This is how parents are in general, mothers in particular, that they would wish to die before their children because they can not handle it the other way around.
If you asked the children about the parents, generally the answer would not be so loving or merciful.
رب ارحمهما كما ربياني صغيرا... 🍂
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TAKE YOUR TRUST!
On one occasion, while Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was attending to the people, a man walked past while carrying his son on his shoulders.
When Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) saw them, he was astonished and commented, “I have not seen a crow which resembles another crow more than this person (i.e. the son) resembles this person (i.e. the father).”
Hearing this, the father responded, “O Ameerul Mu-mineen! By Allah, his mother had given birth to him while she had already passed away.”
Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) astonishingly remarked, “Woe unto you! How is that so?”
The man then went on to relate his story. He explained that he had left his home for a certain expedition while his wife was expecting a child.
Before leaving, he said to her, “I entrust what is in your womb to Allah.”
However, when he returned from the journey, he found out that she had passed away.
One night while he was sitting in Jannatul Baqee’, the graveyard of Madeenah Munawwarah, with a few of his cousins, he noticed a light by the graves, which looked like a lamp.
He asked his cousins in amazement: “What is this?”
They replied that they did not know what it was but they have been seeing this light every night by a certain woman’s grave.
This person thus went towards the grave holding an axe.
On reaching there, he saw the grave open and noticed this child in the lap of his mother.
When he drew closer to the grave, he heard a voice saying, “O the one who entrusted his Rabb (with a trust), take your trust! Had you entrusted his mother to Him (i.e. Allah Ta‘ala), you would have found her (alive as well).”
He thus took the child and the grave closed.
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(Man‘Aasha ba’dal Maut - Ibnu Abid Dunya #19)
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Lessons:
1. If a person places his trust and reliance on Allah Ta‘ala, though Allah Ta‘ala’s help may not come to him in such a dramatic manner as in this incident, however he will definitely enjoy the protection and assistance of Allah Ta‘ala in some way or the other.
Allah Ta‘ala says in the Quraan Majeed, “Whosoever places his trust on Allah Ta‘ala, He will be sufficient for him.” (Surah Talaaq v3)
2. When this person entrusted his unborn child to Allah Ta‘ala, it is even more important and imperative in these challenging times that together with making the necessary effort on the upbringing of our children, we entrust them to Allah Ta‘ala.
Just as Allah Ta‘ala protected his child in this amazing way, He will also take care of our children and protect them.
On one occasion, while Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was attending to the people, a man walked past while carrying his son on his shoulders.
When Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) saw them, he was astonished and commented, “I have not seen a crow which resembles another crow more than this person (i.e. the son) resembles this person (i.e. the father).”
Hearing this, the father responded, “O Ameerul Mu-mineen! By Allah, his mother had given birth to him while she had already passed away.”
Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) astonishingly remarked, “Woe unto you! How is that so?”
The man then went on to relate his story. He explained that he had left his home for a certain expedition while his wife was expecting a child.
Before leaving, he said to her, “I entrust what is in your womb to Allah.”
However, when he returned from the journey, he found out that she had passed away.
One night while he was sitting in Jannatul Baqee’, the graveyard of Madeenah Munawwarah, with a few of his cousins, he noticed a light by the graves, which looked like a lamp.
He asked his cousins in amazement: “What is this?”
They replied that they did not know what it was but they have been seeing this light every night by a certain woman’s grave.
This person thus went towards the grave holding an axe.
On reaching there, he saw the grave open and noticed this child in the lap of his mother.
When he drew closer to the grave, he heard a voice saying, “O the one who entrusted his Rabb (with a trust), take your trust! Had you entrusted his mother to Him (i.e. Allah Ta‘ala), you would have found her (alive as well).”
He thus took the child and the grave closed.
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(Man‘Aasha ba’dal Maut - Ibnu Abid Dunya #19)
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Lessons:
1. If a person places his trust and reliance on Allah Ta‘ala, though Allah Ta‘ala’s help may not come to him in such a dramatic manner as in this incident, however he will definitely enjoy the protection and assistance of Allah Ta‘ala in some way or the other.
Allah Ta‘ala says in the Quraan Majeed, “Whosoever places his trust on Allah Ta‘ala, He will be sufficient for him.” (Surah Talaaq v3)
2. When this person entrusted his unborn child to Allah Ta‘ala, it is even more important and imperative in these challenging times that together with making the necessary effort on the upbringing of our children, we entrust them to Allah Ta‘ala.
Just as Allah Ta‘ala protected his child in this amazing way, He will also take care of our children and protect them.
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*Training Children for Worship*
Al-Rubay’ bint Mu’awwidh رضي الله عنها said while describing how the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told them to fast ‘Āshūrā:
We used to make toys out of dyed wool for the children and keep them with us so if the children asked us for food we would give them the toys to distract them until they completed their fast.
Sahīh Muslim. A similar narration is also in Sahīh Al-Bukhārī.
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Al-Nawawī states in his commentary on Sahīh Muslim:
In this narration we are shown that children should be trained to do acts of obedience and made used to doing worship; although they are not legally bound....
Al-Rubay’ bint Mu’awwidh رضي الله عنها said while describing how the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told them to fast ‘Āshūrā:
We used to make toys out of dyed wool for the children and keep them with us so if the children asked us for food we would give them the toys to distract them until they completed their fast.
Sahīh Muslim. A similar narration is also in Sahīh Al-Bukhārī.
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Al-Nawawī states in his commentary on Sahīh Muslim:
In this narration we are shown that children should be trained to do acts of obedience and made used to doing worship; although they are not legally bound....
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Know Your Heroes
People talk about how Aragorn from LoTR in the Battle of Mordor or Jon Snow in Game of Thrones stood to fight against the enemy single-handedly. They led the charge when others were retreating.
We really need to know our true heroes so we come out of this inferiority complex.
Al Bara’ said: “When the Prophet ﷺ fought the pagans in the battle of Hunain, the Muslims retreated but the Prophet ﷺ came down from his mule and walked towards the enemy on foot." [Abu Dawud]
This is no fictional tale. This is a true leader leading from the front. He knew that Allah doesn't let down those that have complete faith in him. You don't need to summon the Army of the Dead like in the story books when all Allah asks us to do is have good intentions, strive purely for Allah, put in the work and Allah will send down armies of Angels to aid us.
What was the tarbiyah of the sahaba and the golden generations? The blessed Seerah of our beloved Messenger ﷺ.
Ali ibn al-Husayn-the great-grandson of the Prophet ﷺ said, "We would teach our children the expeditions of the Prophet just like we would teach them the Qur'an. [al-Jami' li Akhlaq al-Rawi]
#DontWait_Illuminate #Tarbiyah #LeaveALegacy #KnowYourHeroes
People talk about how Aragorn from LoTR in the Battle of Mordor or Jon Snow in Game of Thrones stood to fight against the enemy single-handedly. They led the charge when others were retreating.
We really need to know our true heroes so we come out of this inferiority complex.
Al Bara’ said: “When the Prophet ﷺ fought the pagans in the battle of Hunain, the Muslims retreated but the Prophet ﷺ came down from his mule and walked towards the enemy on foot." [Abu Dawud]
This is no fictional tale. This is a true leader leading from the front. He knew that Allah doesn't let down those that have complete faith in him. You don't need to summon the Army of the Dead like in the story books when all Allah asks us to do is have good intentions, strive purely for Allah, put in the work and Allah will send down armies of Angels to aid us.
What was the tarbiyah of the sahaba and the golden generations? The blessed Seerah of our beloved Messenger ﷺ.
Ali ibn al-Husayn-the great-grandson of the Prophet ﷺ said, "We would teach our children the expeditions of the Prophet just like we would teach them the Qur'an. [al-Jami' li Akhlaq al-Rawi]
#DontWait_Illuminate #Tarbiyah #LeaveALegacy #KnowYourHeroes
The reality is that the youth of today did not live their childhood peacefully; social media disrupted their lives and took them away from their families. By the time a three-year-old opened their eyes, they had exceeded the age of ten and beyond.
They live in a virtual world, detached from their actual realities, which, as a result has adversely affected them psychologically, physically, and in their way of thinking. What made matters worse was a busy father and a mother who does not care.
So, let us salvage what can be saved, for Allah will question us about what He entrusted us with.
(The Prophet said) “All of you are shepherds, and each of you is responsible for his flock.”
- Shaykh Dr Muhammad ibn Ghālib
#ibn_Ghalib #naseehah #advice #ulama #tarbiyah #culitvation #muslim #islam
They live in a virtual world, detached from their actual realities, which, as a result has adversely affected them psychologically, physically, and in their way of thinking. What made matters worse was a busy father and a mother who does not care.
So, let us salvage what can be saved, for Allah will question us about what He entrusted us with.
(The Prophet said) “All of you are shepherds, and each of you is responsible for his flock.”
- Shaykh Dr Muhammad ibn Ghālib
#ibn_Ghalib #naseehah #advice #ulama #tarbiyah #culitvation #muslim #islam
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'Refrain from Getting Skimpy & Short Clothes for Your Daughters'
Shaykh Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:
"I think that people should not dress their daughters in these clothes when they are young because if the girl gets used to them she will continue to wear them and take the matter lightly. But if she gets used to modesty from an early age, she will remain modest when she grows up.
What I advise my Muslim sisters to do is to forsake the clothing of foreigners and enemies of Islam, and make their daughters get used to wearing concealing clothes and to modesty, for it is part of faith."
[Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen in al-Da’wah magazine, issue no. 1709, p. 35]
Shaykh Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:
"I think that people should not dress their daughters in these clothes when they are young because if the girl gets used to them she will continue to wear them and take the matter lightly. But if she gets used to modesty from an early age, she will remain modest when she grows up.
What I advise my Muslim sisters to do is to forsake the clothing of foreigners and enemies of Islam, and make their daughters get used to wearing concealing clothes and to modesty, for it is part of faith."
[Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen in al-Da’wah magazine, issue no. 1709, p. 35]
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Leaving your children to be "educated" alone in institutions that are owned and noscripted by those without faith, and without consistently guiding them with knowledge of the truth, is the most reckless and dangerous thing that you can do for them as a parent (and person of faith).
We are witnesses ourselves of the destruction that such negligence creates within society.
The Qur'an, Surah At-Tahrim, Verse 6:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ
𝗢 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀.
We are witnesses ourselves of the destruction that such negligence creates within society.
The Qur'an, Surah At-Tahrim, Verse 6:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ
𝗢 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀.
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Camel Hump Hijaabs
Women should NOT wear tight-fitting clothes and thin materials outside the home (dressed yet naked)―or have humps like camels on their heads, nor call other women to their sins.
Abu Hurayrah narrated that Allah’s Messenger (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam صِنْفَانِ مِنْ أَهْلِ النمَسِيرَةِ كَذَا وَ
“There are two categories of people of Hell whom I have not yet seen: a group having whips like the tails of oxen with which they will beat people. And women who will be dressed but appear to be naked―they will incline to evil and make others incline to it. Their heads will be like the humps of a two-humped camel inclined to one side. They will not enter Paradise and they will not smell its fragrance even though its fragrance can be smelled from such-and-such a far distance.” [Reported by Muslim, no. 2128]
https://abukhadeejah.com/women-tight-thin-clothes-camel-humps-on-heads-naked-dressed/
Women should NOT wear tight-fitting clothes and thin materials outside the home (dressed yet naked)―or have humps like camels on their heads, nor call other women to their sins.
Abu Hurayrah narrated that Allah’s Messenger (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam صِنْفَانِ مِنْ أَهْلِ النمَسِيرَةِ كَذَا وَ
“There are two categories of people of Hell whom I have not yet seen: a group having whips like the tails of oxen with which they will beat people. And women who will be dressed but appear to be naked―they will incline to evil and make others incline to it. Their heads will be like the humps of a two-humped camel inclined to one side. They will not enter Paradise and they will not smell its fragrance even though its fragrance can be smelled from such-and-such a far distance.” [Reported by Muslim, no. 2128]
https://abukhadeejah.com/women-tight-thin-clothes-camel-humps-on-heads-naked-dressed/
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Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah(رحمه الله)🤔
Most Muslims are born to two Muslim parents, essentially becoming Muslims by name, without there being any actual faith on their part.
Then, when they reach puberty, from them are those that are blessed with actual faith, performing their obligations. Likewise, from them are those who perform these acts out of ingrained habit, and just to go along with his relatives, the people of the land in which he lives, etc.
For example, he gives Zakah simply because it is a habitual tradition that the ruler collects tax, and not because he realizes either the generality or specifics of the obligation to pay it. So, in his eyes, there is no difference between the innovated tax and the legislated Zakah.
Such is the case with the inhabitant of Makkah who goes out to ‘Arafat every year simply because this is the way it is done, without realizing the generality or specifics of this being an act of worship of Allah.
So, the acts of worship performed by such people is invalid, without a doubt. In fact, the texts of the Qur’an and Sunnah, as well as the consensus of the Ummah, are clear in the ruling that these actions do not fulfill the obligation placed upon their doer…
So, the Islam of most people is by name, only. Rather, it (faith) only enters into their hearts during the course of the matter (i.e., later in their lives), if it enters at all.
So, were this intention not to be obligatory upon them, they would not at all attempt to have it, and their hearts would be empty of it, and they would essentially be hypocrites, carrying out their actions out of habit and imitation, as is the case with many people.
[‘Majmu’ al-Fatawa’; 26/32]
Most Muslims are born to two Muslim parents, essentially becoming Muslims by name, without there being any actual faith on their part.
Then, when they reach puberty, from them are those that are blessed with actual faith, performing their obligations. Likewise, from them are those who perform these acts out of ingrained habit, and just to go along with his relatives, the people of the land in which he lives, etc.
For example, he gives Zakah simply because it is a habitual tradition that the ruler collects tax, and not because he realizes either the generality or specifics of the obligation to pay it. So, in his eyes, there is no difference between the innovated tax and the legislated Zakah.
Such is the case with the inhabitant of Makkah who goes out to ‘Arafat every year simply because this is the way it is done, without realizing the generality or specifics of this being an act of worship of Allah.
So, the acts of worship performed by such people is invalid, without a doubt. In fact, the texts of the Qur’an and Sunnah, as well as the consensus of the Ummah, are clear in the ruling that these actions do not fulfill the obligation placed upon their doer…
So, the Islam of most people is by name, only. Rather, it (faith) only enters into their hearts during the course of the matter (i.e., later in their lives), if it enters at all.
So, were this intention not to be obligatory upon them, they would not at all attempt to have it, and their hearts would be empty of it, and they would essentially be hypocrites, carrying out their actions out of habit and imitation, as is the case with many people.
[‘Majmu’ al-Fatawa’; 26/32]
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